Ty Jeremy Jerome (born July 8, 1997) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA), on a

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with the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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; where in 2019 he was the starting

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on their national championship team. Jerome was drafted by the

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in the

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but was traded to the

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Early years

Jerome attended

Iona Preparatory School Iona Preparatory School, or simply Iona Prep, is an independent, Roman Catholic, all-male, college-preparatory school located in the north end of New Rochelle, New York, in suburban Westchester County. It consists of the Upper School for Grade ...

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and was a four-year varsity player. After his junior season at Iona Prep, he was named first-team All-Conference, All-Metropolitan, and All-State. Jerome's senior season was cut short due to a hip injury. On September 2, 2014, Jerome committed to playing college basketball at the

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College career

During his freshman year at Virginia, Jerome was the backup point guard to

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. Coming off the bench, he averaged 4.3 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.5 assists. Jerome took over as the Cavaliers' starting point guard his sophomore year. On December 30, 2017, he put up a career-high 31 points against

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...

. His play during the season earned him a spot on the All-

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Third Team. Prior to the 2018-2019 season, Jerome was selected to the pre-season all-ACC Second Team. On February 4, 2019, Jerome was named as one of the ten finalists for the

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, recognizing the nation's top college point guard. He was projected in most mock drafts as an early second-round pick in the

. Jerome averaged 13.6 points per game and 5.5 assists per game, helping lead Virginia to another #1 seed in the 2019 NCAA tournament. Virginia would win the 2019 Championship game 85-77 behind Jerome's 16 points, 8 assists, and 6 rebounds. At the conclusion of the season, Jerome announced his intention to forgo his final season of collegiate eligibility and declare for the

while hiring an agent.

Professional career

Phoenix Suns (2019–2020)

On June 20, 2019, the

selected Jerome with the 24th pick in the

. His rights were later traded to the

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alongside Philadelphia's 33rd pick for the draft rights to

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before being traded to the

alongside Aron Baynes for a future first round pick. Coincidentally, both players the Suns traded for were recruited out of high school and played their college basketball for

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: Baynes at Washington State and Jerome at Virginia. On July 6, the

announced that they had signed Jerome. Before the start of the season, Jerome sprained his right ankle on October 21, leaving him out indefinitely. On November 25, Jerome was assigned to the

Northern Arizona Suns The Motor City Cruise are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Detroit, Michigan, and are affiliated with the Detroit Pistons. The Cruise play their home games at Wayne State Fieldhouse. The franchise began play a ...

. Jerome played the next day in a loss against the

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before being recalled by Phoenix on November 27. Jerome was assigned to Northern Arizona again on November 29 for a game against the

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before being recalled to Phoenix a day later. Jerome made his NBA debut on December 2, 2019 in a 109–104 win over the

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with four points, four assists, three rebounds, and three steals in 12 minutes of play. On December 21, Jerome scored a season-high 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting in a 139–125 loss to the

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. Jerome was later assigned to the

for a game on March 4 before returning to Phoenix a day later.

Oklahoma City Thunder (2020–2022)

On November 16, 2020, Jerome was traded to the

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alongside Kelly Oubre Jr.,

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, and a 2022 first-round pick in exchange for

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and

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. He was assigned to the Thunder's G League affiliate, the

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, still recovering from a severe left ankle sprain suffered a year earlier.Ty Jerome Gets 8 Minutes in G League Game
.

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, February 12, 2021. Accessed February 16, 2021 He made his debut playing limited minutes for the Blue on February 11, 2021. Jerome made his Thunder debut in a game against the

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on February 26. He finished the game with 9 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists in 22 minutes. Ty scored his career high in points, 23, against the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 8. On March 8, 2022, Jerome underwent season-ending groin surgery. On September 30, 2022, Jerome was traded, along with

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, Maurice Harkless,

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and a future second-round pick, to the

in exchange for

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, Sterling Brown,

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, and

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. The following day, he was waived.

Golden State Warriors (2022–present)

Jerome was signed to the

on October 4, 2022 for the rest of the preseason, he then signed to a two-way contract to play along with the affiliate

of the NBA G League.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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College

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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

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Personal life

Jerome's parents are Mark Jerome and Melanie Walker. He is biracial and has two brothers and two sisters. Jerome majored in

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while at the University of Virginia. His favorite player in the NBA growing up was

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References

External links

Virginia Cavaliers bio
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